Train With An Olympic Athlete In Your Ear

Kuaiwear, a tech company in Shenzhen, China, has created in-ear biometric sensing technology for athletes.

The headphones integrate live voice coaching from Olympic athletes and work by adapting professional training plans to each individual, using an integrated heart rate sensor and accelerometer, allowing users from the everyday fitness consumer to professional athletes to train smarter and achieve goals with the help of a personal coach in their ears.

As with all connected devices there is always a question of accuracy. But the Kuaiwear headphones measure biometrics and sport performance with biometric accuracy clinically validated by Duke University.

Kuai believes its selling point is combining a heart rate monitor, foot pod, sport watch, music headset and virtual coach into one wearable product, eliminating the hassle of carrying multiple devices during a workout. The headphones are also waterproof and can be connected to smart phones via ANT+ and Bluetooth connection.

“Kuai serves an unmet need in the market for a device that coaches users during exercise by providing professional training plans and live voice-coaching feedback,” says Kuaiwear CEO, Carlos Marco Rider. “Working closely with a team of scientists, we developed a device that provides mindful and actionable data specifically generated in response to each user’s biometric data. No other product on the market combines all of these features into one simple wearable.”

Users can download professional training plans directly to the headphones which are designed for different sports, goals and fitness levels. The aim of the technology is to let users train for a wide variety of activities including running, cycling, swimming, marathons and triathlons. 

The article originally appeared here.